With the exception of the Convention that framed the Constitution in the beginning, and the Convention which revised it in 1820, after the separation from Maine, I doubt whether so able a body of men ever assembled in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or, with very few exceptions indeed, in the entire country.
Hoar praises the caliber of delegates at the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, suggesting their exceptional ability.
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